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Petersburg
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English
Etymology
From en Peter -s- or en Peters surname burg. en Peterborough. en Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg 1 is a en ru Петербу́рг 1.
Proper noun
en independent city s/Virginia c/USA.
Various other towns and cities, including:
en census-designated place/borough seat bor/Petersburg Borough s/Alaska.
en city/county seat co/Menard County s/Illinois.
en city/county seat co/Pike County s/Indiana.
en small city co/Monroe County s/Michigan.
en ucomm twp/Upper Township co/Cape May County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Petersburg, Cape May Co., New Jersey
en town/and/hamlet therein, in co/Rensselaer County s/New York; see Petersburgh, New York TopoZone: Petersburg, New York
en small city co/Nelson County s/North Dakota.
en borough in co/Huntingdon County s/Pennsylvania.
en town co/Lincoln County and co/Marshall County s/Tennessee.
en small city co/Hale County s/Texas.
en city/county seat co/Grant County s/West Virginia.
A campaign in the American Civil War. en American Civil War
en Saint Petersburg en Saint Petersburg: en Saint Petersburg Q656 1.
en.
Derived terms
en Petersburgian Petersburg Borough
Related terms
en Peterburg Petersburgh Saint Petersburg St. Petersburg
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Petersburg is the 127494th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 134 individuals. Petersburg is most common among White (98.51%) individuals.
References
en eponyms
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Petersburg in 1899. Named after Saint Petersburg in Russia.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈpeː.tərsˌbʏrx/
nl Pe ters burg
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Ooststellingwerf p/Friesland c/Netherlands
References
Polish
Etymology
pl :bor ru:Петербу́рг + 1
Pronunciation
['Pe,s.b] Pl-Petersburg.ogg
Proper noun
m-in
pl Saint Petersburg Q656
pl Sankt Petersburg
Declension
<m.inan.sg.place>
Derived terms
pl adjective petersburski
pl nouns petersburżanin petersburżanka
Further reading
pl exonyms